Starlight
10-29-2008, 11:34 AM
“Yes, sir, may I help you?”
“Uh, yes, yes you can. I’d like to buy a day.”
“I see. What type of day did you have in mind?”
“Well, I really don’t know. What do you carry?”
“Well, sir, we have the basic seven days: Sunday through Saturday. Then we also have your weekend gift set. That includes Saturday and Sunday. Over here we have what we call our “Deluxe Day Gift Set,” which consists of a Friday evening starting at six p.m. and continuing on until twelve a.m. Sunday.”
“That looks nice. But I wonder what you might have in the lone of holidays?”
“I’m glad you asked. Step right this way. Over on this counter we have a complete and up-to-the-minute selection of novelty days. They include all your regular holidays, and some others: Woman’s Day, Baby’s Day, Crying Day, and Anticipation Day. That’s going to be a big seller this year.”
“Well, I think I’ll take one of your basic seven days; how about Tuesday?”
“A good choice, sir. We just received a new shipment of Tuesdays yesterday. Tuesdays have been very popular.”
“Oh, well, in that case—something more obscure. How about Wednesday?”
“:Fine, sir. Will that be cash or charge?”
“Cash.”
“Fine , sir. Did you want that gift-wrapped?”
“Oh no, don’t bother. A bag will be fine.”
“That’ll be three weeks of hope and four days of despair.”
“Are these on sale or something?”
“Oh no. That’s our regular price. Are uh, you from around here?”
“No, I’m just passing through. I’m on my way to Tranquility, but stopped to pick up a few things first.”
“Oh, I see. We don’t get many people passing though these parts.”
”It’s a nice little place. What did you say the name of it was?”
“Inner Peace.”
Outside the store, the Man stepped into his Insearchov and was on his way. With one hand on the Destiny wheel, the other propped on the window ledge to support his Thought, the Man was off.
It was a warm day, and the sun’s rays danced and sparkled on the Insearchov’s shieldnothing. The Man leaned back in Contentment.
About three miles up the road, the Man took a left at Forgetyourtroubles Road. Down this rocky, unpaved road was a clearing—a beautiful green-grassed knoll hugging a silver stream. This was it. The Man’s spot for the day. Away from everyone and everything. The perfect spot to be Alone with his Day.
The Man took Wednesday, got out of his Insearchov, and stretched out on the cool grass. He looked up at the sky and saw it was cloudless.
Taking Wednesday out of its box, the Man groaned.
“No wonder it was so inexpensive. I have to put it together myself. Now how am I going to put this Day together right?”
Muttering under his breath, the Man laid out all the pieces and unfolded the instructions. He read aloud:
“You have purchased a product whose quality cannot be excelled. Using the following directions as a guide in assembling, your Day will be sturdy, rugged and long lasting; guaranteed, or your hope and despair back.”
“Sounds easy enough,” the Man said.
“Now, let’s see here: starting with Part (B)eginnings, connect Part (C)hildhood on the bottom right-hand slot. Part (D)ecisions should now fit next to it. IMPORTANT: Make sure Part (D) is firmly attached early in assembly. This is a basic part on which many others depend.
After securing Part (D), Parts (E)mptiness, (F)rustrations and (H)urt can now be attached. This completes Part I, the basic structure.
“Part II uses Parts (K)nowledge, (L)earning and (M)aturity, which fit into corresponding holes.”
“The third phase of your Day uses Parts (O)ppression, (P)atience and (S)orrow. Simply place the piece in the slot with the corresponding letter.
The Man followed the instructions, and soon his Day was underway. Everything was fitting in smoothly, which surprises the Man a great deal.
He continued reading: “The next-to-last stage uses only three of the four remaining pieces: (T)rust, (U)nderstanding and (W)isdom. Attach these in the same manner as above.”
“As you will see, the structure is complete, save for Part (A)nswers. This final piece fits snugly over the entire structure, thus completing the assembly of your Day.”
But there was no Part (A). The Man scanned the Land, looking for the missing part, but it was nowhere to be found. (A)nswers was missing. The only thing to do was to turn around and head back to the store. He’d explain to the storekeeper that after having made his purchase, he found that it had a part missing. The storekeeper would either have to give the Man his Hope and Despair back, or give him the missing part. The Man was sure, however, that a little store like that would not have Answers in stock. So probably the Man would just settle for a new Day—one with Answers.
~Author Unknown
“Uh, yes, yes you can. I’d like to buy a day.”
“I see. What type of day did you have in mind?”
“Well, I really don’t know. What do you carry?”
“Well, sir, we have the basic seven days: Sunday through Saturday. Then we also have your weekend gift set. That includes Saturday and Sunday. Over here we have what we call our “Deluxe Day Gift Set,” which consists of a Friday evening starting at six p.m. and continuing on until twelve a.m. Sunday.”
“That looks nice. But I wonder what you might have in the lone of holidays?”
“I’m glad you asked. Step right this way. Over on this counter we have a complete and up-to-the-minute selection of novelty days. They include all your regular holidays, and some others: Woman’s Day, Baby’s Day, Crying Day, and Anticipation Day. That’s going to be a big seller this year.”
“Well, I think I’ll take one of your basic seven days; how about Tuesday?”
“A good choice, sir. We just received a new shipment of Tuesdays yesterday. Tuesdays have been very popular.”
“Oh, well, in that case—something more obscure. How about Wednesday?”
“:Fine, sir. Will that be cash or charge?”
“Cash.”
“Fine , sir. Did you want that gift-wrapped?”
“Oh no, don’t bother. A bag will be fine.”
“That’ll be three weeks of hope and four days of despair.”
“Are these on sale or something?”
“Oh no. That’s our regular price. Are uh, you from around here?”
“No, I’m just passing through. I’m on my way to Tranquility, but stopped to pick up a few things first.”
“Oh, I see. We don’t get many people passing though these parts.”
”It’s a nice little place. What did you say the name of it was?”
“Inner Peace.”
Outside the store, the Man stepped into his Insearchov and was on his way. With one hand on the Destiny wheel, the other propped on the window ledge to support his Thought, the Man was off.
It was a warm day, and the sun’s rays danced and sparkled on the Insearchov’s shieldnothing. The Man leaned back in Contentment.
About three miles up the road, the Man took a left at Forgetyourtroubles Road. Down this rocky, unpaved road was a clearing—a beautiful green-grassed knoll hugging a silver stream. This was it. The Man’s spot for the day. Away from everyone and everything. The perfect spot to be Alone with his Day.
The Man took Wednesday, got out of his Insearchov, and stretched out on the cool grass. He looked up at the sky and saw it was cloudless.
Taking Wednesday out of its box, the Man groaned.
“No wonder it was so inexpensive. I have to put it together myself. Now how am I going to put this Day together right?”
Muttering under his breath, the Man laid out all the pieces and unfolded the instructions. He read aloud:
“You have purchased a product whose quality cannot be excelled. Using the following directions as a guide in assembling, your Day will be sturdy, rugged and long lasting; guaranteed, or your hope and despair back.”
“Sounds easy enough,” the Man said.
“Now, let’s see here: starting with Part (B)eginnings, connect Part (C)hildhood on the bottom right-hand slot. Part (D)ecisions should now fit next to it. IMPORTANT: Make sure Part (D) is firmly attached early in assembly. This is a basic part on which many others depend.
After securing Part (D), Parts (E)mptiness, (F)rustrations and (H)urt can now be attached. This completes Part I, the basic structure.
“Part II uses Parts (K)nowledge, (L)earning and (M)aturity, which fit into corresponding holes.”
“The third phase of your Day uses Parts (O)ppression, (P)atience and (S)orrow. Simply place the piece in the slot with the corresponding letter.
The Man followed the instructions, and soon his Day was underway. Everything was fitting in smoothly, which surprises the Man a great deal.
He continued reading: “The next-to-last stage uses only three of the four remaining pieces: (T)rust, (U)nderstanding and (W)isdom. Attach these in the same manner as above.”
“As you will see, the structure is complete, save for Part (A)nswers. This final piece fits snugly over the entire structure, thus completing the assembly of your Day.”
But there was no Part (A). The Man scanned the Land, looking for the missing part, but it was nowhere to be found. (A)nswers was missing. The only thing to do was to turn around and head back to the store. He’d explain to the storekeeper that after having made his purchase, he found that it had a part missing. The storekeeper would either have to give the Man his Hope and Despair back, or give him the missing part. The Man was sure, however, that a little store like that would not have Answers in stock. So probably the Man would just settle for a new Day—one with Answers.
~Author Unknown